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Moroccan village riffs on Hendrix legends and myths

Some claim to have seen him, others to have spoken with him -- 50 years after guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's untimely death, a village on Morocco's Atlantic coast pulsates with his memory.

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Virus delays completion date for Spain's Sagrada Familia

The long-awaited completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will no longer happen in 2026 because the coronavirus epidemic has curtailed its construction and frustrated funding, basilica officials admitted Wednesday.

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Morocco's Marrakesh 'suffocates' without tourists

With tough government restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the tourism industry on which Marrakesh depends screeched to a halt.

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More visitors now allowed at Mount Bromo

The Mount Bromo national park has increased the visitor quota for the popular destination in East Java from 739 to 1,265 people a day, but age restrictions now apply.

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27 tourist sites in Jakarta to be closed again starting Monday

Twenty-seven tourist attractions in Jakarta will be closed to visitors starting Monday following the reinstatement of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).

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Finland relaxes COVID rules to boost Lapland tourism

Finland will allow holidaymakers to visit the country for up to three days in order to help the struggling tourist industry, ministers announced on Friday.

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Tourists return to Mexico's ancient 'City of Gods'

After months in hibernation because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico's ancient "City of Gods" is slowly coming back to life as tourists return to the majestic pyramids of Teotihuacan.

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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India

India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.

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Malaysia extends COVID-19 movement curbs to Dec. 31; tourists still not allowed to enter

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday that the country’s movement curbs will be extended to Dec. 31, as the coronavirus pandemic isn’t showing any signs of ending soon.

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Thailand not opening to foreign tourists any time soon

Thailand will not be fully reopened to foreign tourists along the lines of the so-called “Phuket Model” any time soon because the government has to consider too many details, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Friday.

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Moroccan village riffs on Hendrix legends and myths

Virus delays completion date for Spain's Sagrada Familia

Morocco's Marrakesh 'suffocates' without tourists

More visitors now allowed at Mount Bromo

27 tourist sites in Jakarta to be closed again starting Monday

Finland relaxes COVID rules to boost Lapland tourism

Tourists return to Mexico's ancient 'City of Gods'

Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India

Malaysia extends COVID-19 movement curbs to Dec. 31; tourists still not allowed to enter

Thailand not opening to foreign tourists any time soon

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